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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, September 18, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Friday, September 18, 2026 (puzzle #22)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 16 across · 20 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1C2A3P4E5F6L7U8ARMOR9BLOT10COMPA11TRIOT12TWO13HORSE14F15LUTTER16P17U18BLISH19APRON20B21R22A23SPECT24A25CLES26TEAK27TRUNK28ARK29EYED
Completed grid for the September 18, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Superhero costume cloak (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CAPE
  2. 5A. Winter viral respiratory bug (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FLU
  3. 8A. Riverbed stones resisting erosion (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ARMOR
  4. 9A. Dab dry with paper (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BLOT
  5. 10A. Citizen of shared homeland (10)
    Hint C · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer COMPATRIOT
  6. 12A. Square root of four (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TWO
  7. 13A. Clydesdale or Appaloosa (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HORSE
  8. 14A. Tremble or quiver gently (7)
    Hint F · · · · · ·
    Answer FLUTTER
  9. 16A. Release to bookstores (7)
    Hint P · · · · · ·
    Answer PUBLISH
  10. 19A. Blacksmith's leather protector (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer APRON
  11. 20A. Garment tossed in 1968 protests (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BRA
  12. 23A. Magnifying nose-perched lenses (10)
    Hint S · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SPECTACLES
  13. 26A. Mid-century sideboard material (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEAK
  14. 27A. Bole of a tree (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TRUNK
  15. 28A. Noah's floating menagerie (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ARK
  16. 29A. Having peacock-plume spots (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EYED

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Cornfield thief in black (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CROW
  2. 2D. Artillery shells and cartridges (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AMMO
  3. 3D. Balloon's last sound (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer POP
  4. 4D. The Roaring Twenties, say (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer ERA
  5. 5D. Sweet-talk with a smile (5)
    Hint F · · · ·
    Answer FLIRT
  6. 6D. Release, as an arrow (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LOOSE
  7. 7D. Complete and total chaos (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer UTTER
  8. 8D. Pretend for the camera (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ACT
  9. 9D. Ramen's flavorful liquid (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BROTH
  10. 11D. Consequently or as follows (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer THUS
  11. 14D. Gather in large numbers (5)
    Hint F · · · ·
    Answer FLOCK
  12. 15D. Belly button find (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LINT
  13. 16D. Noodles with marinara sauce (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PASTA
  14. 17D. Located near the top (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer UPPER
  15. 18D. Announce the news first (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BREAK
  16. 20D. Robin's egg color (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BLUE
  17. 21D. Pull apart with force (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REND
  18. 22D. Seller's price, in trading (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ASK
  19. 24D. Grabbed a bite yesterday (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ATE
  20. 25D. Sob into a pillow (3)
    Hint C · ·
    Answer CRY